It gets in your eyes
It's making you cry
Don't know what to do
Don't know what to do
You're looking for love
Calling heaven above
Send me an angel
Send me an angel
Right now, right now
(“Send Me an Angel” by Real Life)
This blog is essentially a call for help.
It’s a reminder to educators about the massively important role you play in shaping the next generation.
It’s a challenge to step up during a time when children—when this country--needs you more than ever.
As the country continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic and now is entrenched in racial tensions, I can’t help but wonder about the future, about how the United States will emerge from this, how will all be forever changed. Honestly, as I watch the behaviors and actions of some, I also wonder how we might this country’s current education system might have failed in some ways to prepare us to live together as human beings.
I also feel for the young people right now, who lack the experience, maturity, and emotional fortitude to make sense of what’s happening, to feel safe, to feel hopeful and optimistic about the future.
That’s where teachers come in. While we may not be able to do much about many of the events unfolding, educators do possess an enormous power over future generations. A teacher spends large amounts of time with students in the classroom, and thus, can have large amounts of influence. Of course, the entire responsibility of building a better world does not rest solely on the shoulders of teachers, but they are in a position to help in so many ways. So as teachers hopefully return to physical classrooms this fall in some version, please keep in mind the following ideas:
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